Box Score Hamburg, NY – The Chatham University women's soccer team travelled to Hilbert College on Saturday to play in a non-conference match. The Cougars would fall to the Hawks in a hard fought contest by a count of 4-2.

Hilbert struck first in the 22nd minute on a goal from sophomore Jennifer Colvin. Chatham would get even two minutes later with their first goal of the season off the toe of first year forward Megan Sieg. Cougar goalkeeper Liz Sawyer would step up with seven saves as the first half ended in a 1-1 tie.

Sawyer would continue to perform well for the Cougars as the score remained in a deadlock for 30 minutes in the second half. Three goals would be scored in less than two minutes late in the second period. Hilbert struck with two quick goals to take the lead, only to be answered by Chatham when Sieg found the back of the net for her second goal of the game. The Hawks would tack on a 4^th goal late in the game to seal the victory at 4-2.

The Cougars will be back in action when they travel to square off with the Bobcats of Pitt-Greensburg on Tuesday, September 9^th.     

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Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pa., has a long history of commitment to global understanding, women's leadership and the environment. Chatham is the alma mater of environmental icon, Rachel Carson, and is recognized today as a leader in the field of sustainability, having been selected for The Princeton Review's Green College Guide, listing four years in a row, named to Sierra magazine's list of top 25 "cool schools" and mentioned in a 2012 Forbes article as one of the places "Contributing to Pittsburgh's transformation into a destination for green living."

Building on these accomplishments, Chatham opened in 2014 the world's first fully sustainable campus in higher education, Eden Hall Campus, with completion of the first stage of construction on its 20-year master plan. Rising 19 spots over, the past four years, in the, US News & World Reports, Best Colleges rankings, Chatham works to prepare its 2,000+ undergraduate and graduate students in the fields driving tomorrow's economy—sustainability, health sciences, business and communication, and the arts and sciences.

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